Hakeem Baba-Ahmed Says El-Rufai Now Political Prisoner
Former presidential adviser, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has slammed the Federal Government over the continued detention of former Governor of Kaduna State and minister of Abuja Capital Territory, Mallam , Nasir El-Rufai, describing him as a political prisoner.
Former presidential adviser, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has slammed the Federal Government over the continued detention of former Governor of Kaduna State and minister of Abuja Capital Territory, Mallam , Nasir El-Rufai, describing him as a political prisoner.
Baba- Ahmed's comments are coming against the backdrop of pleas by the family of El-Rufa’i, reminding the President Bola Tinubu administration that they do not deserve the treatment they were getting from the government which they supported to win elections
However, the former presidential Adviser spoke in a post shared on his X account, noting that, the situation surrounding El-Rufai’s detention had grown beyond the state’s determination to keep him in custody without trial or conviction.
He stressed that the development was eroding public confidence in the rule of law and undermining accepted standards of justice and fairness.
His words, “Nasir el-Rufai’s saga is assuming a character far bigger than the determined insistence by the State that he must remain locked up, without being tried and/or sentenced.
“It is making a mockery of the rule of law and all standards of decency. El-Rufai is now a political prisoner.”
Baba-Ahmed further maintained that keeping the former governor in detention without due legal process sends the wrong message about respect for the law in the country.
The former governor’s first wife, Hajiya Asiya had mentioned that they campaigned for the APC during the 2023 polls, and detaining El-Rufa’i was unjust.
His words, “Nasir el-Rufai’s saga is assuming a character far bigger than the determined insistence by the State that he must remain locked up, without being tried and/or sentenced.
“It is making a mockery of the rule of law and all standards of decency. El-Rufai is now a political prisoner.”
Baba-Ahmed further maintained that keeping the former governor in detention without due legal process sends the wrong message about respect for the law in the country.
The former governor’s first wife, Hajiya Asiya had mentioned that they campaigned for the APC during the 2023 polls, and detaining El-Rufa’i was unjust.
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